Putting together a wine dinner on a shoestring is not too hard, if you choose well. There are plenty of solid, food friendly wines available at fair prices. Match that with a local resaurant with no "celebrity" chef, and you hav

Kevin Zraly hosted a very well attended seminar at the Hilton New York, on February 8, as part of the 2011 Italian Wine Masters. The annual event brings many great Tuscan producers, along with DOCG Prosecco to New York. This year Zraly was on h

For those of us in the wine and hospitality trade, attending one of the international wine fairs in France, Italy or England is a required life experience. Get ready to book your flights - the first one opens next month.

The restaurant, Gnocco, which specializes in northern italian fare, is named after its signature dish, fried gnocco served with northern italian cold cuts. Gnoccos are generally made with lard, but not here! Sensitive to vegetarians the gnocco

There is a reason why Sushi Zen’s meals are like Tibetan Buddhist sand paintings, with their ephemeral relationship to the artist and to the consumer. Chef Susuki has studied Buddhism all his life and brings its values and sensibilities t